Alma 51 names some of these cities, such as moroni, morianton, lehi, nephihah, omner, gid, mulek. The book of mormon record records that there where steel swords in the eastern hemisphere in the year 600 b. As the above logo depicts, we do respect this mandate, and our model is unique in this regard. Internal book of mormon geography focuses on the relationships between lands and other geographic features, independent of where they might be physically located on todays maps. Compare them to a map of palestine to view the correlations. See my answers to questions about the book of mormon here. Book of mormon geography, place names, cities, lands, etc. Archaeological and historical evidence steel utilized as. Wilderness of akish, jaredite refuge and battle area. I like this take on where the cities might have been. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning.
Top 10 book of mormon map features book mormon history. This is one of a series of book of mormon visual maps. The church and byu stay neutral in questions of exactly where the book of mormon took place. The book of mormon in north america book of mormon evidence. By no means do i expect this to be accurate in terms of geography. The model locates lands, cities and events with specificity and the book will have over 50 maps that describe the paths of travel and relative locations of most book of mormon events in detail. Many have pointed to the area around the isthmus of tehuantepec as a likely spot.
Book of mormon verses taken from the 1990 independence edition, which is published by the church of christ. None to date have been independently identified because it is a work of fiction. Most geographers misplace the city of bountiful on the east side of book of mormon lands. Additionally, the book of mormon describes the sea as the red sea. You will also see various cities change from nephite to lamanite control or vice. Many book of mormon cities cannot be situated because of insufficient textual information. As each new theory surfaces, we gain fresh hope of acquiring additional insights into it ancient location, but are all too often disappointed. Due to the practice of naming a land by the same name as the primary city in the. The book of mormon geography lds map and lands with dna evidence for zarahemla, cumorah, america.
There will also be performances wednesday jun 6 and thursday jun 7, both at 7. Archaeological and historical evidence ancient book of. Amidst the hundreds of passages of potential geographic significance, alma 22. The map spans jaredite and nephitelamanite periods during which settlements changed over time. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon. We cannot legitimately use the location of american cities to create a book of mormon map that we then use as evidence that the book of mormon used the location of american cities to construct its map. City locations are relative and for discussion purposes only. Book of mormon geography, the near cumorah setting book of. This book of mormon map along with a wall map are available for down loading in color and the book of mormon geography book a promised land, the land of promise with all the mormon maps and details is also available at alpha publishing at. From the west sea to the east sea at the narrow neck of land was 1 to 1 12 days. This is the city of aaron that is near nephihah and moroni alma 50. A dynamic, interactive, webfriendly presentation of the book of mormon. No effort should be made to identify points on this map with any existing geographical location.
City of aaron, almas planned destination after rejection in ammonihah. Jan 01, 2000 as the ancient prophet mormon edited the scriptural texts that would become the book of mormon, he must have had a map in his mind of the places and physical features that comprised the setting for the events described in that book. Book of mormonplagiarism accusationsplace names from north. Includes nephite, lamanite and jaredite place names and major features. Despite this fact, one proponent of this claim tells us elsewhere that american bison wont swim across a body of water if they cant clearly see the other side. Until now, we have had maps made by a variety of book of mormon scholars which showed general areas, but with very few precise locations pinpointed. This book was a common household reference in young joseph smiths time and place. Events describe over 170 features including 15 lands, 47 cities, seas, wildernesses, a river, an isthmus, distances and other geographic details interweave through the narrative with precision across time. The book of mormon provides a consistent narrative on the geography of book of mormon. From the valley of alma to zarahemla was a 12 day journey on foot. The book of mormon land of zarahemla and a land among many waters by cumorah, are so near each other, that travelers from the south mistook one region for the other.
I still think there is a serious problem of imprinting a particular geographyeven an abstract onebut if the people involved accept the scripture on faith alone, they may never care about the realworld geography, so a mental abstract map is no problem. Possible relationships of sites in the book of mormon, based on internal evidence. The map spans jaredite and nephitelamanite periods during which. Millions have asked the question, is there evidence of the historicity of the book of mormon, because the book of mormon is foundational to the mormon faith more accurately known as the church of jesus christ of latterday saints many have wondered what evidence has been found in its support, as the book asserts to be a record of ancient peoples that came by ship from the old world. The lord could have removed all questions regarding the exact locations of these events but he did not.
How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand. I began an in depth study of the cities of the book of mormon as expressed in the book of mormon. The book of mormon mentions a number of cities that either existed or were built on or near the eastern coast of nephite lands, a coast that most book of mormon analysts consider to be in the country of belize. Narrow neck of land, narrow strip of wilderness, narrow pass, oceans. Arabia and precolumbian america kindle edition by nielsen, rocky k, nielsen, harold kriss. Before 1841 the existence of ancient jungle cities was almost unknown outside of mesoamerica. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. Book of mormonplagiarism accusationsplace names from. Printable book of mormon maps and activities if you are a visual learner i hope this helps you. Many accounts of significant lands and cities are given in the book of mormon. The book of mormon itself is the best source for understanding the geographical locations contained therein. These maps are not drawn to scale and are for illustration only. Book of mormon maps app seeks funding on kickstarter cody.
This will give you the chapter summary and show you on the map where that chapters events occurred, what year or range of years they covered, and any traveling that took place. Book of mormon geography, the near cumorah setting book. Book of mormon lands, cities, and ancient civilizations. They do this because of the references to journeys between the cities of gid, mulek and bountiful. Valley of alma, rest stop for alma and his followers.
I just added some jaredite cities, and some late nephite cities around the narrow neck of land and northward. Possible book of mormon sites in relation to each other possible relationships of sites in the book of mormon, based on internal evidence. The initial release of lands of the book of mormon covers events and places detailed over the first two thirds to three quarters of the book of mormon timeline, from about 588 b. Possible book of mormon sites in relation to each other. All opinions, speakers and presenters represent and express their own individual opinions, and not necessarily the opinions of firm foundation, book of mormon evidence, or its employees, and no information or opinions represent the church of jesus christ of latterday saints.
The book of mormon does not state into which sea the river sidon empties, so the mouth of the river is not shown. In the book of mormon, the river sidon near zarahemla could be crossed on foot by troops during battle alma 2. The land of zarahemla is at a lower elevation relative to the land of nephi. Especially with the fact that the hill cumorah is near palmyra, new york and there is no evidence of two cumorahs.
From textual evidence, one can approximate some spatial relationships of various. Mormon s map is book of mormon scholar john sorenson s reconstruction of that mental map solely from information. A summary of several theories of book of mormon lands in. Joseph smiths book of mormon names at least 127 locations.
It incorporates much of what i have learned since this journey began in august, 2011. Jul 17, 2016 the most recent internal map of the book of mormon superimposed over peninsular siam. After years of studying maps, mormon scripture, and spanish chronicles, ferguson had concluded that the book of mormon took place around the. Jan 18, 2018 after years of studying maps, mormon scripture, and spanish chronicles, ferguson had concluded that the book of mormon took place around the isthmus of tehuantepec, the narrowest part of mexico. Book of mormon geography, the near cumorah setting there have been numerous attempts to locate the long, lost lands of the book of mormon over the years. They remain woefully incomplete, but there is enough substance here to help many book of mormon students visualize the texts new world setting. Mormons map gives a model that we can apply to stories from the record, shedding a new light on the influence of geography on nephite history, increasing our understanding of that book and its characters, and making events and places more concrete in our minds. Jan 20, 2010 after making the antediluvian map, i decided to upgrade the book of mormon map that i posted on here before. A source book 1992, which presents maps of where cities theoretically might be located, where battles took place, and so on. Mormon s map gives a model that we can apply to stories from the record, shedding a new light on the influence of geography on nephite history, increasing our understanding of that book and its characters, and making events and places more concrete in our minds. The problem with this is that a christ quoted isaiah in matt. Travel to the book of mormon broadway at eugene oneill theatre. City of ammonihah, wicked nephite city, desolation.
Book of mormon in north america maps book of mormon evidence. After several months of intense careful study of the text i have put together the following proposed map, showing the relative positions of book of mormon lands, cities, rivers, etc. Book of mormon charts charting the book of mormon is a collection of more than 175 visual aids that promote deeper understanding and appreciation of the book of mormon. I recently returned from 11 days in guatemala where i collaborated with bright people such as mark wright, diane wirth, dave gray, rick callister, van dunham, neal rappleye, stephen smoot, and rolando amado. The book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence. So, the more eyes and brains working on this puzzle, the more likely we will find zarahemla or. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading book of mormon lands, cities, and ancient civilizations. The book of mormon is supposed to be a history of real people living in a real place. Farms even publishes sorensons the geography of book of mormon events.
This map plausibly positions these and other book of mormon locations in the. Designed for multiple use as study guides, handouts, and masters for creating projectable images, the charts convey a wealth of information that will enrich personal study and. The book of mormon will kick off eight performances at the adler theatre 6 e 3rd st davenport this tuesday june 5 at 7. Dr in 1983, vernal holley proposed a list of names and corresponding maps to prove the book of mormon setting was based on the great lakes region and therefore fictional. The book and the map will not improve upon the sacred record, but it should certainly help to make the book of mormon story more understandable to the average reader. Book of mormon maps app seeks funding on kickstarter. The book of mormon is essentially a nephite record, and most geographic elements mentioned are in nephite territory. Find a map, driving and public transportation directions to eugene oneill theatre in new york and nearby parking. Book of mormon study map alma 127 the red headed hostess.
City of bountiful true book of mormon geography lands. There was a book published in 1791 by john walker entitled, a key to the classical pronunciation of greek, latin, and scripture proper names. Home true book of mormon geography lands western new york. Mar 12, 2012 the maps below will evolve as new information comes to light. Yet, it is placed on the book of mormon map based on the correlation which the critic wishes to prove. Book of mormon geography the encyclopedia of mormonism. Holley presented 29 modern place names as inspiration for locations in the book of mormon out of 86 unique book of mormon geographical names. This name only appears on one map of holleys and its obviously misplaced as later maps all show the same spot as sherbrooke.
The lamanites under zarahemnah also crossed the river sidon near manti, located to the south of zarahemla alma 43. May 20, 2011 where are these major book of mormon cities. Red dots are the proposed cities in this model, mostly based on existing archeological sites 500 bc400 ad. Underwater archaeology and the book of mormon in sorenson. Are ruin sites on the yucatan peninsula related to the. Why did mormon give so many details about geography. Because it says the cities of gid and mulek were on the eastern side, they assume the. The lamanite city jerusalem in the land of nephi was named by lehite migrants after the.
Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning tools. Below is the modern map of the area of smiths youth. I arranged the cities and lands in more of a chronoligical manner so as stories progress, you move down the page. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. For this reason the average reader as well as the student will want to keep a copy of this book near his book of mormon for easy reference. Despite the limited space on the plates, mormonas a historian and military leader.
In this book are a number of future book of mormon names, which appeared within alphabetized lists. For the first 150 years of mormonisms existence, everyone thought it was a story about a people who left the middle east and came to south or central america, and who fought wars clear up into new york state where. Gods word is to be established by two or more witnesses 2 cor. Tolkiens lord of the rings names at least 279 locations. See a neighborhood map for the book of mormon broadway at eugene oneill theatre. Jun 27, 2016 practically since the book of mormon was published, its geography has been the subject of discussion and debate. Book of mormongeographynew worldgreat lakes geography. May 29, 2012 if you are a visual learner i hope this helps you.
Such maps can be a useful introduction for those who are new to the book of mormon. The book of mormon geography and map with dna evidence and the location of lands and cities such as zarahemla, cumorah, the narrow neck, mexico, caribbean sea, american indians, and true evidence are all here. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. For that reason, our design team has chosen to develop an internal map that shows relational directions and approximate distances that match the. Here is another version of the map with named cities in the land southward and. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland. Jan 31, 2018 the book of mormon is clear that the city of bountiful is in the north parts of the land southward near the narrow neck, but it also puts the land bountiful way over on the east, with a string of cities running from the city bountiful to the city of moroni and all those cities are by the seashore. This article and its embedded maps were last updated april 22, 20.
The lands of te book of mormon are found in mesoamerica. Internal book of mormon geography map prophecy fulfilled book of mormon geography map the holland land purchase external book of mormon geography map watershed book of mormon geography map true lay of the land moraines and drumlin hills map. Home true book of mormon geography lands western new. Maps true book of mormon geography lands western new. Book of mormon geography list of place names and scriptural. The conceptual map of the land of the book of mormon. Interactive book of mormon map virtual book of mormon.
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